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    "CPU doesn't support long mode" on a Soekris 4801

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      begbert
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      http://pastebin.com/yfAFgnnD

      When trying to boot pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz I get the following:

      Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]…
      CPU doesn't support long mode

      Does pfSense not support i586 processors?  If it does, what's the deal then?

      Edit: Copy/pasted the wrong release initially.

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        jasonlitka
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        You're trying to boot a 64-bit image.

        I can break anything.

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          wallabybob
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          You are trying to run the 64-bit kernel on a processor which doesn't support the 64-bit instructions. You should be trying to install a kernel for the 32-bit instruction set, for example, pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img.gz

          amd64 in the name indicates its for "newer" CPUs supporting the 64-bit instruction set; i386 in the name indicates its for "older" and "low-end" CPUs which don't support the 64-bit instruction set.

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            begbert
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            Copy pasted the wrong thing. Definitely flashed the i386:

            Edit: I just noticed the console output says it's trying to boot AMD64.  I was pretty sure I flashed i386.  I'll redownload and reflash it, thanks.

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              wallabybob
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              Did you notice the output you posted shows an incomplete copy to the output device?

              Maybe it is broken and you need a new flash drive.

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